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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M8151. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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Date of adoption of the decision

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6 July 2016

Case No

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79160

Decision No

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150/16/COL

EFTA State

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Norway

Title

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Amendment to the Norwegian Tax Act concerning changes in the depreciation rules for wind power plants

Legal basis

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Act 19.6.2015 no. 52 on amendment of act 26.3.1999 no. 14 (the Taxation Act) paragraph 14-51.

Type of measure

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Scheme

Objective

:

Environmental protection

Form of aid

:

Tax advantage

Budget

:

NOK 115 million

Intensity

:

3,7 %

Duration

:

19.6.2015-31.12.2021

Economic sectors

:

Energy

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Other information

:

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Date of adoption of the decision

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13 July 2016

Case No

:

78079

Decision No

:

155/16/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Region

:

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Legal basis

:

Customs Act

Type of measure

:

Import duty exemption for certain low-value goods imported by final consumers

Objective

:

Form of aid

:

No aid

Budget

:

Intensity

:

Duration

:

Economic sectors

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Name and address of the granting authority

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Other information

:

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Official Journal of the European Union

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EPSO/AD/330/16 — ADMINISTRATORS IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR ENERGY (AD 7)

for the following profiles:

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1.

On 17 November 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Verizon Communications Inc. (‘Verizon’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Yahoo Inc.’s operating business (‘Yahoo’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. It will not acquire Yahoo’s cash and marketable securities, its shares in Alibaba Group Holdings Limited, its shares in Yahoo Japan Corporation, certain minority investments, or Excalibur IP, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo that owns certain intellectual property not core to Yahoo’s operating business.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Verizon: a provider of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. It provides wireless and wireline services, with a number of related products and services, and operates network infrastructure. AOL, one of its subsidiaries, is a media technology company that connects publishers, advertisers and consumers over its platforms,

—   for Yahoo: a technology company that offers personalised experiences to consumers and connects advertisers with target audiences. It provides various internet services such as search, communications, and digital content. Yahoo’s assets include content brands in finance, news, sports, as well as email services. Yahoo owns various technology assets in the advertising space.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8180 — Verizon Communications Inc./Yahoo Holdings, Inc. to the following address:

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 434/8

1.

On 17 November 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s enterprise services business, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services (‘HPES’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Computer Sciences Corporation (‘CSC’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for HPES: provision of technology consulting, information technology (‘IT’) outsourcing and support services in traditional and enterprise services offerings,

—   for CSC: provision of IT services and solutions.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8300 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services/Computer Sciences Corporation, to the following address:

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 434/9

1.

On 17 November 2016, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings The Coca-Cola Company (USA) and Coca-Cola HBC AG (Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Neptūno Vandenys UAB (Lithuania) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for The Coca-Cola Company: is a brand owner and licensor of various trademarks used to market and sell non-alcoholic beverages. It also produces soft drink concentrate and syrup that it supplies to bottling and canning operations, as well as fountain retailers,

—   for Coca-Cola HBC AG: is an authorised bottler of The Coca-Cola Company that produces, markets, and sells Coca-Cola Company-branded and other beverages in the EU and elsewhere in Eurasia and Africa,

—   for Neptūno Vandenys UAB: extracts, bottles, markets, and sells packaged and flavoured water in Lithuania under the Neptūnas brand.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8244 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola HBC/Neptūno Vandenys, to the following address:

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 434/10

1.

On 18 November 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking The Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, United States), through its fund Carlyle Strategic Partners IV, L.P. (‘CSP IV’, United States), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking KAP-Beteiligungs AG (‘KAP’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Carlyle: global alternative asset management, managing funds that invest globally across several investment disciplines,

—   for KAP: investment in small to medium-sized enterprises.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8265 — Carlyle/KAP, to the following address: